Whole Wheat Coffee Cake Muffins.

I mean, I like it, but I don’t. It’s not what I would choose in a moment of spontaneous hunger. It would never be picked over a doughnut, which I am apparently obsessed with now. (Crap.) I would never actually eat it while I drink coffee, which just confuses me. It probably wouldn’t be my first choice.

Let’s just say that.

However, if offered a piece I wouldn’t turn it down. Does this make sense? I am a very complex person. Clearly.

Complex and insane.

Then again, I wouldn’t turn down most edible items handed to me unless they started with a b and ended with a roccoli.

Seemingly, I might be in one of those changing-taste-buds phases because now I think I do like coffee cake. BUT. Only in muffin form. I don’t want your square slice of coffee cake covered in streusel. I just want this muffin.

Something about these just made me totally giddy.

Maybe it was the way I piled batter upon streusel upon batter in the muffin tin, taking my chances of overflow. Maybe it is because they are whole wheat but you seriously can’t tell at all, promise and swear. Mean it. Maybe it’s because they actually have a little streusel-type swirl going through the centers which… ahhhh!… was like the best thing I’ve had for breakfast in ages. Simple things excite me.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt for the streusel topping. Cut in cold butter pieces using a fork or your fingers, until small crumbs remain. Set aside.

In a smaller bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. In a larger bowl, whisk together eggs and sugar until smooth, then add in yogurt. Whisk for a minute or two (it will start out lumpy!) until combined and light in color, then whisk in cooled butter. Fold in the dry ingredients just until combined. Do not overmix!

Line a muffin tin with liners or spray well with nonstick spray. Fill the muffin tins almost halfway full with batter, then sprinkle with some of the streusel topping. Add another few tablespoons of batter on top, making sure to slightly press down so the top and bottom batters meet (or else the muffins will sort of separate easily). Top with another handful of the streusel topping.

Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until golden on top. Serve hot with butter!

If I had Greek yogurt at home right now id
Be making these this morning when I get off
Work (night nurse). Luckily, for my waste i don’t:
Insane.

The streusel in the muffins makes these a huge win!

the best part of coffee cake are the crumbs so i’m in love with the fact you put them everywhere, There’s actually a breakfast place near us that does griddled coffee cake, and it actually comes in two pieces, a huge honking piece of crumbs (we’re talking like at least 2 inches thick here) and a chunk of cake, both sizzling hot with a great crunch from the griddle on both sides. it’s yummy for sure, but not even the tip of the iceberg at that place. if you’re ever visiting near the Belmar area at the Jersey Shore, check out The Buttered Biscuit. You might wait, but the food is awesome.

I think coffee cake might be my favorite or all favorites. (I’d probably say that about 10 versions of cake). These just went to the tippy top of my list of things to make.

I love coffee cake but if it’s not cut up I am less likely to eat it. This comes from dining hall breakfasts in college where the coffee cake, donuts, and even oatmeal packets were all put into and on serving dishes for you to grab and go.

I can honestly say I am a coffee cake freak, because I am a streusel freak. But even so, I’ve never had one that had streusel swirled inside the cake. This sounds like perfection! And everything tastes good in muffin form. I’m sure someone could get you to eat broccoli if it was in muffin form :).

Yeah, I never eat coffee cake with coffee either. That swirl going through the center is amazing!!!

The reason I dont like most coffee cake is that it’s dry! I did a post last week talking about it – that the reason I think it got its name is b/c it’s so darn dry that you have to have tons of coffee to wash it all down! I also think streusel topping is mandatory with it, too. Love these!

This totally makes sense. There are many foods I’m not crazy about, but wouldn’t turn them down if offered, like cinnamon rolls, mixed nuts or gummi bears.

Way to make coffee cake a wayyy less guilty option. The yogurt is genius

I can eat just about anything with coffee… or maybe I should say, I can drink coffee with just about anything. But these muffins seem like quite the breakfast meal. And they are whole wheat. I’m wishing I had one right now (and another cup of coffee)!

I, on the other hand, LOVE coffee cake. And muffins. And anything whole wheat. So… I had to stop myself from licking my screen.

I would not turn down these coffee cake muffins!

It’s funny that you mention you don’t like coffee cake, because I don’t really like it, either. I think I have eaten it once or twice in my life, and I don’t remember it being all that great. These coffee cake muffins look and sound delicious, though!

These look fantastic! I’m trying these next weekend. I love the layer of streusel in the middle! The crumbs are basically the only reason I like crumb cake :)

So if I really think about it, I don’t think I have actually ever tasted coffee cake. I can not for the life of think of what it tastes like which is odd because prior to reading this post I hadn’t ever thought it. Ever. But these muffins look delicious and muffins are never considered cake in my opinion so they are waaaaaay healthier. :)

Coffee cake is not really a thing here is Australia! But I’ve made it and loved it, and I think I might make it and love it again!

I’m not a huge coffee-caker either, but our favorite local breakfast joint (Beach Break Cafe) has the best coffee cake I’ve ever had (until I try these, of course). Apparently, and I say apparently because I swear Cassie just makes things up sometimes, Beach Break and the state prison are the only places that can get this coffee cake from the supplier. It doesn’t make any sense, but it’s delicious.